The Upper East Side bookstore owner whose German shepherd killed a little dog has vowed to never bring any of her five canines to work again as she claims local outrage has spurred critics to try and shut her business down.
“I will never take them there anymore,” Lynda Hudson, owner of La Librairie des Enfants, told The Messenger Tuesday.
The dogs will stay in the new Westchester County home Hudson just moved into as she fights to keep her business afloat against a barrage of criticism from dog lovers.
“They’re not letting me work. They’re bombarding me with threats, calling me names,” Hudson additionally said of enraged dog owners.
“They’re calling my landlord, they’re trying to get me out of business.”
Hudson became engulfed in controversy after a New York Times report Monday detailed how her canines have attacked at least four local dogs — including one attack by her German shepherd Syko that left a pooch with injuries so severe it had to be put to sleep.
But Hudson, in The Messenger interview, insisted the pup’s owner Akiba Tripp, should’ve erred against a veterinarian’s recommendation to put her 7-pound dog, Baby, to sleep after Syko lunged at her Friday. She claims she was even willing to adopt Baby.
“It’s not like this western movie where the horse breaks its leg and then ‘boom’ — we put a bullet in him because we don’t want him to suffer,” Hudson said, arguing there are medical developments that could have helped Baby.
“I feel very bad for that little dog,” she claimed. “I would have tried everything, but she refused.”
But Tripp previously told the Times no offer was ever made. The vet told Tripp her dog would have suffered immensely if she kept the pup alive.
Now Hudson reportedly wants to put down her dog, Syko, following the deadly attack.
In one purported email that was obtained by The Post, Hudson said she wanted to put Syko to sleep, but her vet refused to do it. She claimed she’s tried everything to improve the dog’s behavior. The dog is loving around people, but is triggered by other dogs, the email claims.
Hudson also apologized for her dog’s vicious behavior and said after her vet declined to put Syko to sleep. She was referred to a clinic in Putnam County where she has an appointment Monday, according to an email obtained by the Daily Mail that was sent to neighbor Fred Gross.
Hudson previously told the Times she was considering putting the dog down.
While Hudson’s French children’s bookstore is known for its unique and quaint nature, it has also gained a reputation for being a place that fellow dogs and their owners should avoid.
Four dogs, including Baby, have been victims of Hudson’s German shepherds, the Times reported Monday.
The owner of one of the victimized dogs, Laurie Davis, told The Post Tuesday she is still waiting for Hudson to pay her $6,000 in vet bills tied to her dog’s care following the attack.
Davis’ case against Hudson is expected to go to small claims court.
The injuries sustained by Davis’ dog, Chloe, required surgery. She provided photos of the wounded dog to The Post Tuesday that showed a huge, bloodied laceration across the small dog’s body and other cuts.
“Literally it happened so fast the next thing I knew Chloe was in the jaws of this white German shepherd,” said Davis, who was walking with a friend and her dog that was also attacked in the frightening scene in early May.
Davis was spotted walking her recovered dog Tuesday in her Upper East Side neighborhood.
Meanwhile, La Librairie des Enfants was again closed for the day, though Hudson told The Messenger she plans to meet with her landlord this week and carry on with the business.
“I’m continuing, as far as I’m concerned,” she said.